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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS New York, NY

July 3, 20144 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 3, 2014, 4:59 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jul 4, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 2014, 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 4, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 5, 2014, 10:53 AM EDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY, Suffolk County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 56 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2014-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 708 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2014-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
889 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

774 
WHUS41 KOKX 032059
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
459 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FROM HURRICANE ARTHUR TO
IMPACT COASTLINE...

NYZ080-081-178-179-041000-
/O.CON.KOKX.SU.Y.0002.140704T1000Z-140705T1000Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
459 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM
EDT SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE ATLANTIC FACING BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT WITH A 12 TO 14 SECOND 
  PERIOD.

* TIMING...FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS...BEACH EROSION 
  AND WASHOVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

NYZ075-041000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0004.140704T1000Z-140705T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
459 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN FACING COASTLINES OF BROOKLYN.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
704 
WHUS41 KOKX 040816
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
416 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FROM HURRICANE ARTHUR TO
IMPACT COASTLINE LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY...

NYZ080-081-178-179-042115-
/O.EXT.KOKX.SU.Y.0002.140704T1000Z-140705T2000Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
416 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE ATLANTIC FACING BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.

* TIMING...LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. MINOR BEACH
  EROSION. DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS AROUND OCEAN INLETS AND
  ENTRANCES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH OFFICIALS AND LIFEGUARDS AND
PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. 

LARGE CRASHING WAVES CAN KNOCK A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET AND INTO
THE DANGEROUS SURF. CHILDREN AND ELDERLY ARE PARTICULARLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND
JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE
OCEAN CURRENTS INTERACTING WITH THESE STRUCTURES.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

NYZ075-042115-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0004.140704T1000Z-140705T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
416 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN FACING COASTLINES OF BROOKLYN.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FT THIS MORNING...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
  LATE TODAY.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* OUTLOOK...DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED INTO
  SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$
176 
WHUS41 KOKX 042122
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
522 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...

NYZ080-081-178-179-050900-
/O.CON.KOKX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140705T2000Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
522 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE ATLANTIC FACING BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDES TO 3
  TO 5 FT BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. MINOR BEACH 
  EROSION. DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS AROUND OCEAN INLETS AND 
  ENTRANCES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH OFFICIALS AND LIFEGUARDS
AND PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

LARGE CRASHING WAVES CAN KNOCK A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET AND INTO
THE DANGEROUS SURF. CHILDREN AND ELDERLY ARE PARTICULARLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS
AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE
OCEAN CURRENTS INTERACTING WITH THESE STRUCTURES.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

NYZ075-050900-
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140706T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
522 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN FACING COASTLINES OF BROOKLYN.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING TO
  2 TO 4 FT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$
977 
WHUS41 KOKX 050741
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
341 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH SURF THIS MORNING...
...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

NYZ080-081-178-179-052200-
/O.EXA.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140706T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KOKX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140705T1600Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
341 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES OF QUEENS AND LONG
  ISLAND.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
  FT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND BEACHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH OFFICIALS AND LIFEGUARDS
AND PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

CHILDREN AND ELDERLY ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE
PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE OCEAN CURRENTS
INTERACTING WITH THESE STRUCTURES.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.


&&

$$

NYZ075-052200-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140706T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
341 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES OF BROOKLYN.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
  3 FT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$
916 
WHUS41 KOKX 050747 CCA
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
342 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH SURF THIS MORNING...
...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

NYZ080-081-178-179-052215-
/O.COR.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140706T0100Z/
/O.COR.KOKX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140705T1600Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
342 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES OF QUEENS AND LONG
  ISLAND.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
  FT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION EARLY THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS
  BOATING CONDITIONS AROUND OCEAN INLETS AND ENTRANCES THIS
  MORNING. DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH OFFICIALS AND LIFEGUARDS
AND PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

CHILDREN AND ELDERLY ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE
PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE OCEAN CURRENTS
INTERACTING WITH THESE STRUCTURES.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

PLEASURE BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING IN PORT UNTIL THIS
AFTERNOON.

&&

$$

NYZ075-052215-
/O.COR.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140706T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
342 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES OF BROOKLYN.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
  3 FT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$
811 
WHUS41 KOKX 050840
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
440 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH SURF EARLY THIS MORNING... 
...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

NYZ080-081-178-179-052100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T2200Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140705T1600Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
440 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES OF QUEENS AND LONG 
  ISLAND.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
  4 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND 
  BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION EARLY THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS 
  BOATING CONDITIONS AROUND OCEAN INLETS AND ENTRANCES THIS 
  MORNING. DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH OFFICIALS AND LIFEGUARDS
AND PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

CHILDREN AND ELDERLY ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE
PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE OCEAN CURRENTS
INTERACTING WITH THESE STRUCTURES.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

PLEASURE BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING IN PORT UNTIL THIS
AFTERNOON.

&&

$$

NYZ075-052100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T2200Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
440 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES OF BROOKLYN.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
  3 FT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$
103 
WHUS41 KOKX 051015
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
615 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

NYZ080-081-178-179-051800-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140705T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T1800Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
615 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES OF QUEENS AND LONG 
  ISLAND.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THIS MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
  THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND BEACHES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH OFFICIALS AND LIFEGUARDS
AND PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

NYZ075-051800-
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T1800Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
615 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES OF BROOKLYN.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THIS MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FT THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
  THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$
428 
WHUS41 KOKX 051453
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1053 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-051600-
/O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T1800Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1053 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK.

THE COMBINATION OF OFFSHORE WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS HAS RESULTED
IN A DIMINISHING RIP CURRENT RISK. THERE IS STILL A MODERATE RISK
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...AND POSSIBLY INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON FOR SOME AREA BEACHES.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNassau50 min
Jul 3, 3:43 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond13 hr
Jul 3, 6:22 AM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasOKX11 hr
Jul 3, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange50 min
Jul 3, 4:18 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryOKXKings, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk38 hr
Jul 3, 4:58 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX45 hr
Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange, Rockland29 min
Jul 3, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange35 min
Jul 3, 5:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange, Rockland117 min
Jul 3, 5:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXOrange, Rockland96 min
Jul 3, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange46 min
Jul 3, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange, Rockland29 min
Jul 3, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange31 min
Jul 3, 6:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange92 min
Jul 3, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester45 min
Jul 3, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange45 min
Jul 3, 6:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXOrange119 min
Jul 3, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNew York, Richmond53 min
Jul 3, 6:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, New York, Richmond, Rockland, Westchester2 hr
Jul 3, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester44 min
Jul 3, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX38 min
Jul 3, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Nassau, New York, Queens, Westchester27 min
Jul 3, 7:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRockland, Westchester39 min
Jul 3, 7:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXRockland, Westchester2 hr
Jul 3, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRichmond30 min
Jul 3, 7:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more114 min
Jul 3, 7:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester45 min
Jul 3, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRockland, Westchester65 min
Jul 3, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more63 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.